Sail1Design sailors Annie Sitzmann and Anton Schmid (USA) are the 2026 29er Mixed World Champions after finishing first out of 53 mixed teams at the 2026 29er World Championship in Kiel, Germany. Competing in an impressive fleet of 276 boats from 35 nations, the duo delivered a strong regatta to finish 8th overall while claiming … Read More
The Nacra 15 North American Championship was held at the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, Louisiana this past weekend. Twelve races were scheduled over the three day event sailed on Lake Ponthcartrain. The championship consisted of seven boats looking to be crowned the best Nacra 15 in North America. The first day of racing … Read More
The 49er and 49er FX North American Championships were hosted by the Richmond Yacht Club in San Francisco this past weekend. The field was comprised of eleven 49er and two 49erFX teams vying for the top spots of the continent. Fifteen races were scored over the four day event which saw some fantastic racing. “On … Read More
Little Egg Harbor YC, NJ –September 23 Another Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship is in the books; 21 Green Fleet sailors and 149 Championship Fleet sailors enjoyed 9 and 6 races, respectively, at the well-organized and friendly Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club on Long Beach Island, NJ. Conditions on Saturday started out promising; a nice fresh … Read More
The 2018 Hobie 16 North American Championships came to and end this past weekend at Navarre Beach in Florida. 67 teams from from across North America competed in the five day event which held mainly light wind conditions. The layout of the sailing area caused the race officers to run a split fleet format with teams … Read More
Limassol, Cyprus, September 5, 2018 — The curtain has finally closed on a long, grueling, but very successful Optimist World Championship. Straight to the point, Italian Marco Gradoni, the defending world champion, sailed brilliantly and was absolutely dominant at the worlds most competitive Optimist event. He won 9 of the 11 races; hats off to … Read More
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS, August 25, 2018 — 120 of the top Optimist sailors in the world converged this week on the southern coast of Cyprus at the Famagusta Nautical Club to compete in the 2018 Mediterranean Optimist Championship. Since Famagusta is hosting the 2018 World Championship next week, this regatta for many is serving as a … Read More
August 5, 2018 Arnone and Reynoso best a large field at 2018 Club 420 Association North American Championship and win the Triple Crown Buzzards Bay, MA — The Club 420 Association 2018 North American Championships was held at Fort Tabor Park August 2-5 by the New Bedford Community Sailing Center in New Bedford, MA Consistency, … Read More
courtesy of World Sailing, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA The 48th Youth Sailing World Championships drew to a close this evening with the presentation of the medals at the Closing Ceremony. The Closing Ceremony was emceed by Augie Diaz, who won a gold medal in the Laser Class at the 2nd annual Youth Worlds in 1973 … Read More
Courtesy of US Sailing MENTOR, Ohio (July 29, 2018) – Another great week of junior women’s sailing came to an exciting conclusion Sunday on Lake Erie. It was an especially exceptional weekend for the team of Maddie Hawkins (Edgewater, Md.) and Yumi Yoshiyasu (Houston, Texas) who claimed the Ida Lewis Trophy at the 2018 U.S. Junior … Read More
Jordan and Mulcahy win a wild and windy 2018 Club 420 Association US National Championship Long Beach Island, NJ — The Club 420 Association 2018 US National Championships was held July 17-19 by The Brant Beach Sailing Foundation at Brant Beach Yacht Club in Brant Beach, NJ Club 420 Nationals 2018 kicked off to a … Read More
(photos courtesy of Regatta Central) This year the Pensacola Yacht Club hosted the Optimist National Championship, with nearly 260 sailors competing for the fleet racing championship, and 66 sailors competing for the girls championship (team racing is 7/20-7/22). The Nationals attracted sailors from several countries and territories, including Australia, Great Britain, Denmark, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto … Read More
The Moorings 2018 Laser North American Championship hosted by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, California concluded with some fantastic racing by the classes top competitors. 167 sailors, representing 26 countries competed in the Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 classes. The Laser classes saw competitors ranging in age from 14 to 63, … Read More